Is blasphemy illegal in the Netherlands?
No blasphemy law
Netherlands abolished its blasphemy law in the 1960s.
The Netherlands is one of 10 countries classified “No blasphemy law” for blasphemy — 18% of the 57 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Blasphemy law
- Last checked
- 7 July 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Germany
- Criminal offense Germany criminalizes religious defamation that disturbs public peace, as seen in the 2006 toilet paper case.
- Denmark
- No blasphemy law Denmark repealed its blasphemy law in 2017, though it was reinstated in 2023.
- France
- No blasphemy law France abolished blasphemy laws in 1881, though religious insult remains punishable under other provisions.
- United Kingdom
- No blasphemy law Blasphemy laws have been abolished in England and Wales (2008) and Scotland (2021), with no current criminal penalties for blasphemy.
- Switzerland
- Criminal offense Switzerland criminalizes public insult or mockery of religious convictions with monetary penalties.
- Austria
- Criminal offense Austria criminalizes blasphemy with fines or up to six months imprisonment, upheld by the European Court of Human Rights.
Other laws in Netherlands
- Apostasy Laws
- Legal
- Holocaust Denial
- Criminal offense
- Flag Desecration
- Legal / protected speech
- Conversion Therapy
- Partial ban
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